COM HLT M248Primary Health Care
Community Health Sciences · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
(Same as Health Policy and Management M248.) Primary Health care (PHC) is considered to be foundation of all health systems and should be able to resolve 80 percent or more of population’s health problems. Overview of organization, structure, and functions of primary health care with emphasis on low- and middle-income country settings. Study of history and origins of PHC, roles and functions of PHC in health systems, different organizational and managerial approaches to organizing and delivering health care within PHC framework, and tools for measuring how well PHC programs and services are functioning. Review and critical analysis of evidence-based on PHC effectiveness and impact and present detailed case studies of PHC programs in diverse settings around world.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Strongly recommended requisite: Public Health 200A, 200B. Recommended requisite: course 200 or Health Policy and Management 240.
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- · "PUB HLT 200A" is not in this catalog version
- · "PUB HLT 200B" is not in this catalog version
- · "COM HLT 200" is not in this catalog version
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
COM HLT M248
- HLT POL 240Global Health Institutions, Policies, and Systems
1 direct requisite. The whole upstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.